Tanganyika was a colonial territory in East Africa which was administered by the United Kingdom in various forms from 1916 until 1961. It was initially administered under military occupation. From 20
Tanganyika stamp, 1925, with giraffe
Dar es Salaam in the 1930s
German East Africa was a German colony in the African Great Lakes region, which included present-day Burundi, Rwanda, the Tanzania mainland, and the Kionga Triangle, a small region later incorporated
Askari soldiers under German command in 1896
A streetscape photo of Dar es Salaam taken by Walther Dobbertin, c. 1906-1918
1 rupie, German East Africa, 1902. Silver 917.